Covering many aspects of health including:
Children: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, medicines, child illness.
Women’s health: breast cancer, menstruation, body image.
Improving health – diet, exercise, giving up smoking, being active.
Mental health – anxiety, depression, loss.
The doctor sent me to the hospital to get a hemorrhoid removed, but once there they decided that I needed a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy. I was really anxious about it because they kept referring to it as a polyp, the removal of which is what lead to the death of my Mother. But I knew it … Read more
I needed a hospital Covid test for my flexible sigmoidoscopy. That is a covid test done at the booking centre before a hospital procedure can take place. I hadn’t even so much as done a lateral flow before but the boys have been doing them twice a week. The person on the phone when booking … Read more
Why looking for polyps up my bum is making me so anxious
I had booked my second AstraZeneca vaccination for a Saturday morning just like my first. I had done this so my husband could drive me there and back, and be with me. Early so that I wasn’t just being anxious about it all day. When it came to the day I was actually feeling brave … Read more
Why and how I am trying to uptake the amount of water I am drinking throughout the day
Rapid Lateral Flow Tests were meant to help the children get back to school safely….but what a saga….
Getting a Coronavirus Vaccination with a Needle Phobia isn’t ideal. I personally feel that a lot of people will think they have a needle phobia but really it is just not really liking needles. Who does?! When it was time for me to book and subsequently have my first vaccination. I was so grateful of … Read more
This is a sponsored post. Frequent sneezing, itchy or watery eyes and a congested nose; or problems in your lung or gut could be symptoms of an allergy. The immune system is there to protect us, recognising what is harmful to us and what is not. An allergy is when the response to a typically … Read more
Many people do not like needles. I mean how many people can say they actually like them right? But now a needle phobia is quite something else. In fact apparently needle phobias effect one in ten people! So I thought I would share my journey, maybe it will resonate with someone, or help others understand. … Read more
